Weather Records on 16 July 1946

454 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1946. Highest significance: Korba, IN.

Key Facts for 16 July 1946

On 16 July 1946, 454 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
51 were record highs and 300 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 437 daily.
Korba set a daily record precipitation of 145.5 mm (5.7 in) on 16 July 1946.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

454 stations

454 station records on 16 July 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Korba	India	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saidpur Bhitari	India	Record daily precipitation	190.8 mm (7.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waiopai Rch 256	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kerakat	India	Record daily precipitation	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Souris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boyatup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maddock	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Banda	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mirzapur	India	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Myrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Unchhera	India	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Erick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkio	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.3 C (86.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Machhlisnahr	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ninette	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Satna	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Helena 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dehri	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Glens Falls Fire STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ottumwa 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

454 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 231, Heaviest daily rainfall 103.

Records on 16 July 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	231
Heaviest daily rainfall	103
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 1946 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 15, daily 437.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

346 broken records

Margins by which the 346 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 123.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1946

Top 20 records on 16 July 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 1946	Korba, IN	daily rain	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	88.3 mm (3.5 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1946	Saidpur Bhitari, IN	daily rain	190.8 mm (7.5 in)	123.5 mm (4.9 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1946	Kinston 7 SE, US	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1946	Geneva, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1946	Waiopai Rch 256, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1946	Minnedosa, CA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1946	Kerakat, IN	daily rain	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1946	Smith Ctr, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1946	Souris, CA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1946	Boyatup, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1946	Virden, CA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1946	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1946	Blue Rapids, US	all-time rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1946	Buxton, GB	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1946	Maddock, US	all-time rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1946	Banda, IN	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1946	Mirzapur, IN	daily rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1946	Myrup, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1946	Unchhera, IN	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1946	Peterborough, CA	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	75 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1798 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1946. 1946 had 454 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-16 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1808	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1840	2
1845	1
1852	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	9
1902	2
1903	18
1904	20
1905	4
1906	23
1907	7
1908	21
1909	17
1910	9
1911	24
1912	28
1913	23
1914	53
1915	41
1916	39
1917	90
1918	18
1919	56
1920	46
1921	66
1922	303
1923	180
1924	75
1925	179
1926	295
1927	170
1928	405
1929	192
1930	402
1931	527
1932	446
1933	224
1934	432
1935	284
1936	715
1937	307
1938	213
1939	599
1940	255
1941	363
1942	321
1943	297
1944	193
1945	702
1946	454
1947	568
1948	259
1949	417
1950	542
1951	537
1952	560
1953	366
1954	592
1955	548
1956	417
1957	221
1958	1,270
1959	341
1960	329
1961	402
1962	538
1963	251
1964	341
1965	437
1966	415
1967	1,067
1968	788
1969	702
1970	674
1971	766
1972	641
1973	880
1974	666
1975	742
1976	840
1977	829
1978	1,095
1979	543
1980	1,457
1981	569
1982	985
1983	1,362
1984	937
1985	528
1986	845
1987	916
1988	1,306
1989	1,074
1990	955
1991	627
1992	943
1993	1,053
1994	730
1995	929
1996	739
1997	707
1998	1,051
1999	998
2000	1,207
2001	1,073
2002	1,029
2003	1,492
2004	724
2005	1,023
2006	1,527
2007	1,186
2008	669
2009	839
2010	927
2011	1,221
2012	829
2013	853
2014	1,448
2015	605
2016	706
2017	419
2018	694
2019	476
2020	464
2021	661
2022	538
2023	1,150
2024	938
2025	764
2026	727

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Data for records on 1946-07-16: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	323
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1